Supervisory system.



A. E. KEITH. sUPERvsoHY SYSTEM.'

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SUPEHVISOBY SYSTEM.

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ALEXANDER E. KEITH, 0E CHICAGU, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNO'B., BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, T0 AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

SUPERVISORY SYSTEM.

To all whom it may (1o/accru.'

Be it known that I, nnxaxnnn E. Knrrii, a citizen of the-United States otAmerica, and resident of Chicago, (ook county, Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Supervisory Systems, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to telephone systems in general, but more j )aiticularly to auto matic or semi-automatic telephone exchange "systems, andespccially to systems in which, owing' to the location of some of the apparatus thereojll at outlying or subrcentral stations, or 'for other reasons, it is not always conveniex'it to directly, inspect such appa,- ratus.

Generally stated, therefore, the object of my invention is the provision of improved means for manually supervising the apparatus of atelephone exchange system, without the necessity ot' diectly inspecting such appa atus. s

o. Special objects are the provision of means whereby an attendant or operator sitting at a switchboard may supervise the apiiiaratus and trace a call established through automatic or semi-automatic or other suitable apparatus, in case the connectionis not re leased after the two subscribers arethrough talking, or in case the 'connection thus estabf lished automatically or otherwise was not released after being extended to the line of Athe .called subscriber; the provision of a manual switchboard arrrangement by which an attendant or operator can supervise all' automatic switches, and can release any automatic switch that may be found oifnormal, or may report the trouble 1n ythe event that an off-normal switch refuses to release;

theprovision of means by which the attend-A ant or operator supervising the exchange at the manual switchboard may know the condition of the off-normal switch-that is to say, as to whether or not it is in a fully or a partially operated condition;l the provi-V sion of meanswhereby the attendant or operator may 'receive diilerent kinds of busy test sgnals'for the purpose of iindiug dierent kinds of automatic switches, or. for discovering different conditions of the apparatus; and theprovision of certain details and features of improvement and combinations tending to increase the general efliciency and serviceability o'f'a telephone exchange sysy,l

tem of this particular character.

Specification of Letters Patent.

, tively,

Serial No. 373,650.

To the foregoing and other useful ends,

my invention consists in mattershereinafter individual' switches C and C located in their respective sub-centrals, the switch C being controlled by the master switch D, and the switch` C by the similar s vvitch indicated at C2. The main central oiiice switches are shown at E and F, and the connector H is located at the sub-central. ofthe switch C' of Ythe called line. 'l`liejaelrgroiips a, al and 0,2

l f are allotted tio-"the hrst-selectm', second-selector anl connector switch groups, respec Fig. 3 shows a method oi". ar angling each. jack-group with its lamp or lamps, as the case may be, below.

, Fig. jl/istliagrainmatic view of the individual switch/C and its master switch D.

.Fig 54's/ detail view of the master switch bank VO. l

,pf'Figs. 67, 8, 9, 10, il and l2 are detail views showing the `various positions of the .impulse springs.

Fig. 13 represents diagrammatically a district automatic exchange system.

Fig. 14 represents diagrammatically an arrangement of Athe strips or" jacks a, ci and 'a2 shown in Figs. l and 2.

The signal lamp 391is a group lamp for the first-selectergroup of which ,the selector E is member, butthe jacks oit the group a are i dividual to their respective selectors, exactly the jack 40 is individual to the trunk line leading to the switch E. Similarly, the lamp 41 is v,allotted to the secondselector-group of which F is a member', and the jacks a are individual to each second?, selector trunk. Also, the lamps 42 and 43 are common to the connector-switch-group, and the jacks ofthe group a? eaehconnect with a trunk line leadingjto a -Connectorf Patented Feb. e, 1917.

- The substation A may be of any suitable or approved character'. The oney shown comprises a receiver'2, a switch-hook?) for ,controlling` the substation circuits, vwhich controlling operations are accomplished through the medium of any suitable means, such Vas thecam-arms 4, 5 and* 6. As the switch-hook is lowered the cam-arm 4 mo mentar-ily presses the release springs '7, S and 9 into engagement, whereby the sub@ .station line conductors may begrounded simultaneusly.

down Athe cam-arm 5 engages the spring 10,

WhenY the switch-hook is thereby bridging vthe ringer 1 1 inseries with the condenser 12 across the line. Furthermore, when the switch-hook is down the said cam-ar1n 5 disengages the springs 1 3' and 14, thus breaking the local circuit which includes in series the primary winding 15, transmitter 16 and local battery 17;.

The substation ground circuit is normally broken between the ground springs 18 and :'19 bythe cam-arm 6; but when s aid springs are' together, ground connection is provided i1',a14,ese v provided with somewhat similar mechanism' for driving thesaid rotary spring vonto the ground post once'when the dial 1s rotated 'in one direction and once when rotated inl the oppositedirection. The said-rotary impulse yspring 24 has on its under side a V-shaped .memberg249' having two sides i and k, and there is i`n addition an auxiliary spring 250 which works in conjunction with the saidrvfshapedmember. .As shown more clearly in Fig. 6, the auxiliary spring 25() is provided Vwith a lower.curv.ed. pairt j hav-- ing A`the rear -section 251 curving outwardly, as shown .also in Figs. l7 to 12, 'inclusive. The front section 252 of said member iis designed to fall just below the apex 'of the V-shapd member 249, so that the rotary impulse tooth 30, when moved inthe direc; tion indicated by the aiows' in Fig. 7, will pass onto the curved member j, thus `press.

to the ground post 2 0, and to the 1'elease. ihg the rotary impulse spring 24 onto'the spring 7, as is usually the case in telephones ground post 20 `OI' 11 Compalalvly. long of this type. The said substation comprises' tlme, as shown 1 n Fig. 8,t hus sendlng a the usual induction-coil 21 having the priv comparatively long impulse to the line. As .mary winding 154 and secondary Winding the impulse lwheel advances, the vertical 1m- 22. Being an automatic substation it is PlllSo thg approach thelug 248 -of the 95 provided with the usual vertical and rotary vertical impulse spring 23 (Figf 8), y and .impulse Sp1-ings 23 and 24. Said substation eventually the first tooth lc that meets the is, of course, provided with al dial` (not lug 248 Clears, the Said 111g, as Shown in shown) which is secured to the shaft 25, together with the locking dog 26. Furthermore, there is a lockingf'i'cam 27 4that locks AS the impulse wheel 'continues to advance the dog 2G while the 'receiver is on the switch-hookf to prevent', a rotation of the dial.. For nperatingthe impulse springs 23 and 24 the substation is provided with auA kimpulse wheel 28 that is secured to Athe shaft, which impulse wheel carries on its periphery the .so-called vertical 'impulse teeth 29 and one rotary .impulse tooth 30. The said impulse teeth are so arranged that when the dial isv drawn down 4the impulse spring 23 is not :carried into contact with the ground post 20, butA only-as the dial returns, whereby the vertical teeth engage' the 'vertical impulse spring 2.3 and press it onto the ground post 2 0; and after they have completed their work the rotary tooth -30 then operates the rotary impulse spring `24. In this operation the subscribers ver# from passing to the other. The vertical impulse `spring 23,13 provided withfin blyliqueprojection or lug 248 (F ig.\6),

Fig. 9, but not until after the rotary im pulse tooth 30 clears the curved member j.

in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 9, the succeeding impulse tooth will clear the projection 248, as shown in Fig. 10. Then ,when the impulse 'wheel is released, first the vertical impulse spring 23 is carried into engagement with the ground post 20' twice, as indicated in Fig. 11, but as .the` impulse wheel nears its normal position the rotary impulse tooth 30 passes under the vcurved member j of the auxiliary spring 250 I4`i'g.'12), engaging the V-shaped member 249 directly and for a vshort time only,

vsending the ordinary impulse through the medium ofthe rotaryimpulse spring 24 to line, afterA which the said member. 24g cleared, as shown in Fig. 7, as the i v wheel reaches its normal position.

each time that the dial is oper- -1 attiv 'fand the number of impulses produced ith igh the medium of the vertical impulse s ring 23 isaccurately and definitely deterni ned at each operation of the dial by the p lj'ticular finger-hole' which the subscriber "leviously `selects on the dial. Means liereby the subscriber may signal-the called .subscriber compriselshe push-button f pring 35 which normallyt engages theeonaet point 3 6; butwhen they button "37 is Vus described, the operations are repressed the spring 35 engages the Contact point 38, whereby the vertical line conductor 31 may be grounded. Furthermore, the` postZO, whereby a preliminary 'ground im,-V

^ pulse is sent to the rotary side of the line;

A in and when the dial returns, the impulse 'to' the rotary side .is then broken, at which time the impulsesare sent to the vertical side" of the line. Such a substation is de scribed in United States patent application 4'1,5 of John Erickson, Serial No. 343,043, filed December 21, 1,906.

` also be provided With a governor (not shown) for controlling the speed of the impulse wheel 28 and the switch-hook 3,which may be of any suitable or known design.

\ The individual or line switchl C (Fig. 4) is of the general form disclosed iif my prior UnitedStates patent application, Serial No. i 311,327,1led April 12,1906. The said switch comprises" a p1unger44, plunger arm 45,

' bridge-cut-off relay 46, trip magnet 47 and sWitch-releasemagnet ,48, all of which are built about a switch-base .or frame (not shown) `The said switch-release magnet is provided `with an armature 49 that is pivoted on .a pin 50 which rises from' the base of the, Witch. The said armature carries pivotall' secured onv its end a second armature 51 that is controlled bythe'trip magnet 351 47. The pin 52 aboutfwhich the armature J 51 oscillates is carried on the end of the ar- `mature 49. The plunger 44 is pivotally secured by the pin`53 tothe-plunger arm 45,

which latter is in turxi pivoted to a pin 54 'that rises from the switch-franier The lug 55 is stamped out of the side of the frame `fand is provided as a stop or rest for the armature 49. Upon the armature 5l is se- @cured the` catch spring 56' for engaging the .45 spring 57 on the end of the plunger arm 45. Furthermore, the said line switch is pro-f vided'with a bank of terminals, usually ten in number but only one of which is shown r atQ in Fig. 4. As shown, the said terminal Q is not in its trueposition with resp lt t the swing of the lunger 44, and the biiishing 62 is correspond) `64, 65 and 66, 67 and 68, and 69 and 70. `The saidsprings are normally disconne i'ed from-eachother, butaare driven into contact il; the ebmiellmentioned `order when the pluntheigline switch bank and inI either locked "controlling shaft` 60, which latter is operated The substation ina-y gcrM'bperates. Normally the plunger 44' `ts,"' howe ver,,retained out of engagementv with.

xsliding engagement with the plungeri shaft 6() `the notch (75l is in engagement with the .flange or web of the shailt G0, and when in. sliding engagement the huir rests in the position shown bythe dotted lines in Fig. eL-that is, when the plunger sha't't is oper.' ated the plunger 44 not carried along with the locked pliilngers, but remains in the' dotted position, the plunger shaft sliding e upon the end 59. The gei'ieral operation ot the switch .is as follows :MThe trip magnet 47 is energized by a preliminary impulse, and

the armature 51 is attracted against the magnet cores. W' hen the arlnature 51 (Fig. 4) is attracted the catch 56 slides out of con tact with the end .57 of the plunger arm 45, and the said plunger arm 45, owing to the tension of the spring 5S, mores about the pin 54 andtlirusts the plunger 44 into the bank terminal Q, shown in Fig. 4, and when the trip magnet again denergizes, the trip armature 51 falls against the endof the plunger arm 45. The switch restored when the release lmagnet becomes energized, whereby the armature 49 is attracted,

and accordingly the trip arn'iature '51 is moved upwardly uiitil the catch 5G again slides over the end 57 then when the vrelease magnet 48 becomes deiinergized the armature 49 returns to normal position and remains atrest against the stop 55. Furtl'lermore, since the plunger arrn now in eiigagenlent Ywith the armature'l, the said pluilger arn'l is also moved about the pin 54, whereby the plunger 44 is moved from the terminal 'QL Also, since the plunger shaft has advanced one step, the hub 59 of the plunger 44 comes yto rest in the position shown bythe dotted lines in' Fig. 4, against the plunger shaft 60, and as the said plunger shaft advances each time an idle, trunk is seized, the plunger 44 is not advanced, but remains in this position opposite 'the trunk terminal from which it has just disengaged, since the slot 61 is not in engagement with the'plnngei." shaft (i0. After all the trunk ""'lines have been successively seized, and the shaft 6() isreleased from its last position, said sha ftthen starts toward starting point and picks up the plunger 44, when the saddle o I of the said shaft, olver which theslot 61 normally rides, arrives at the position at which ingly turned, all for the l urpose of making the illustration clearer. tlheterminal Q comprises the springs 63 and the plunger 44 w'asorigii'ially released. lfroi'n thence on the plunger 44 is carried by the shaft (S0 until it is again released when another call is made. But ifafter the plun ger released, and before theshaft 60 re`- turns to pick up said plunger, the switch C is again operated, the plun rer 44 again engages the' same -terminal The master switch D, which maybe of any suitable or approved type, ,is provided for operating the `'plunger shaft A(S0, and for controlling cer,`

taincironits that will be disclosed herein` after. It comprises the following details: A motor magnet 71 for operating theV ratchet when 72, wh'chuaer is designed for eperating the plunger shaft 60, and a differential relay 73 for controlling the energizing circuitv ofthe motor magnet 71. The said master switch also'has a bank O comprising a plurality of individual contact segments ai and a metallicsegment 74, as shownin Fig. 4, The Wiper 75 is adapted to remain in constant engagement with the bank AO,

through the medium 'of a cam member 76 ri 'dly secured to-the said wiper 75, and mg `pted to successively engage the pms 77,

,'78, 79 and 80 upon'thesaid ratchet wheel 72. The motor magnet 71 is provided with an armature 81 upon the endof whichthere 'issitablysecured ay pawl 82. Each time ythat the said magnet 1s energized' the ypawl 82v engages the ratchet Wheel 72, advancing the latter .one step. ItA will be noticed, there- Y fore, that as the ratchet .wheel'72 advances `the wiper 75 is moved step by step from right to 1eft,and when the pin 77 for instance,` clears the cam 76, the retracting spring 83 restores the Wiper 75 to its first position at the 'right `of' thebank O and in engagement with vthe first-segment 84. The said motor magnet 71 is provided with a couple of interrupter springs 85 and 86 that are included in the energizing circuit of the said motor magnet, which energizing circuit also comprises thespringsf'? and 88 controlled by the dierential relay 7 3. lThere,- fore, whenever' the differential relayy 73 is energized the springs 87 and 88 are pressed into contact and the motdr magnet 71 op? crates intermittently as long as the differential relay 73 remains energized. Furthermore, it is assumed that the terminal Q, of

the line switch C is the lirst terminal of the line switch bank.' While the plunger 44 is in normal engagement with the shaft it is retainedA in front of said terminal. by they plunger shaft 60, whenever the -master switch wiper y is in engagement With the bank segment 84; but as the motor magnet -71 advances the wiper 75 onto the second segment 89, the said plunger and all idle plungers similarly `engaging the shaft 6() are carried opposite the next terminal of the line switch bank. The master switch bank O (Fig. 5) vcomprises the individual segments a3 separated `fromrthe common se ment 74 by the insulating strip 253. It w51 be seen that after the wiper 75 passes over the segments from right to left and engages the last segment 164, then on the next step the wiper 75 passes from the extreme left contact 164 to the contact 84 on the extreme vright; but in passing from this extremepcr.

sition to the other the upperpart of the,u wiper'' 5 slides on the insulated member 254.

'terminal Qthere is a trunk line o AThis provision is made 'in order -that the individual segments may not be brought into Vswitch bank all ofthe springs 63 are permanently connected and may be made of one common piece. The springs V64, however, are individual-that is, there is one separate and distinct sprin for every 1terminal Q, there being ten'in tiebank. The springs 65, 67, 68 and 69, like the springs 63, are also common, and the springs and 7 0, like the springs '64, are individual. For ever bank three conductors 90, 91 and92 leading-to a selector; and there is also a normal trunk line lcomprising the conductors 93, 94.` and 95 leading to the connector banks. The subscribersline conductors 31 and 32 terminate in the springsA 63 and 65 which, as has been stated, are common springs. l When the subscriber operates the line switch. C, and 'the plunger 44 engages the terminal Q, the

subscribers line conductors lgand 32 are ex,-

`tended to the vertical and rotary trunk conductors 90 and 91 and thence to the switch E.

vThe 'irst-selectors,witch E is the same as the selector-switch disclosed in United States Letters Patent No. 815,321, granted March 13, y1906, 'tto Keith, Erickson 8:- Erickson, n.

witlt'the eseeptlonthat there are no normal conductors, such as the normal conductors of'the selector switch disclosed in said patent.` There is also-no necessity in. the selec- *it is also omitted, and the line relays are connected directly tothe battery lead. The

nized and understood. The said private magnet 99,'o'f course, controls the side switch wipers 100, 101, 10:2, 103 and 104, the

said private magnet also controlling the circuit of the vertical magnet 96 in the' vusual manner by mea 5549i the springs and 106, but not the circuit ofthe release magnet, as the release magnet spring is omitted. The vertical movement of the switch-shaft, and therefore, of the wipers 119, and 121, is controlled by the vertical magnet 96, and the rotary movement by' the rotary magnet 97, the rotary magnet circuit being provided with the usual interrupter springs 107. The operative magnets of the switch, are, of course, controlled by the subscriber through the medium of the vertical and ro- Ltary, line relays 108 and 109, as is well Said relays -have'under their conknown. trol'the usual springs 110,' 111 and 1,12, and in 'addition the ank-release springs 112 'switch h as magnet 13011 is to and 131,

'and 129 conjointly.

and 114-, whereby the said switch may be re leased when the side switch Wipers are in irst or second position. By means of the turchi-release relay 115 the release `ot' the switch- E is brought about after the side passed to' third position. In ad dition, the said switch pry fided with a noi-unil arm 116 which, when the shaft is raised one step or more, permits the springs 117 and 11S to engage, whereby the rotary trunk. rifonductm," 91'beeo1nes connected With th side switch Wiper 101. The relay 122 o1; to close a clrcuittllrough the lamp 39 when the side switch wiper 104e is in first p"itio1|,` and 'when the line switch 'bank springs (itl and are in engagement.,

The second Water switch F is like the lirstselector switch. lil, with two exceptions, namely the tron elease spring 123 and the release rolf y spring lill, yinstead of being connected ectly' to ground, in. the selector E, are er inected with the private trunk conductor. 'i rrtherrnore, the second-selector F is [.lrovided with the resistance-'255 'by means of which the selector may' be released .troni the jack independen-tly of the first selector or crmnector switches. i

c' me `tch Il. may' also be of 1 type, for instance described. in United t No. 515,176, granted ith, Erickson t Erick irovi.ded with .certain improve-- of the firsttor, as is well known, .f1/ine, although there n thecircuits. The con- (not shown), like the or] switch. nhalt, carries the yline son, and.. ments. lllhe` mechanical details selector and. connetL are very 1 uch. the

Wipers .ou anni., 1211 and the private Wiper 127. The connectorswitoh 1s also controlled by the calling subscriberthrough .medium of the ve1 `i al and rotary .line rew lays 11% 8 and 129. The vertical line. relay 128 directly controls the vertical magnet `130 and also'the rotary' .magnet 131 and the ril .rer relay The oliice of the vertical give the shaft and shaft Wipers `their vertical motion, and the. rotary magnet 131 imparts to the shaft and shaft wipers a rotary or circular motion.. The ro tary` line relay controls theprivate magnet 133 which, under certain c| nidi.tions, in turn controls the vertical and rotary magnets 130 the release magnet 134, and also the side switch 'wir irs 135, 136,137, 138 and The side switch oi the connector, like the side switch of the tiret-selector, has a normal or first l'n'isition, a second position' und a third position. The release magnet 1M also mmtro1led.by" the line relays 128 the condensers 1&0 and 141 the ci realt through the connector is divided into two sections. The back relay gives to the operatororWire-chief means said lamp neetor swjitcl'i shaft close a circuit through the motor cuited when it is 1515 operates to close a circuit through the' lamp 42 when the connector trunk line conductors are seized.; The relay 142 is provided for controlling the circuit o1' the signal lamp 132 which, when glowing, indidesiredto testent on a line 7 through the connector switch. The relay.

oates to the exchange attendanttlnlt someA coiniector switch of the is allotted failed t the secondselector was released. The con- (not shown) is provided with. the normal erin 140 which, when the group 'to which the release `when f8() shaft rises, permits the springs lflla'and 142 A to engage, whereby' g ound` is supplied to the spring 'of relay 142.

. The central oliice is equipped with busy-signalingapparatus of i any suitable design comprising an inter-` rupter in series with the of the lnduction-coll as, at K, whereby a busysxgnaling current 1s primary Winding induced in the serondaryfy Winding of thesaid coil.

for example, shown 5. A; clearer understandilnr of the operation o ol: my improved system may be. obtaimalv from its action when one "subscriber calls another. Assume, for example, that the subscriber at substation A desires to call the subscriber at substation A to which is al.l lotted the .line #2220.

To call the number substation A. operatesthe calling device once, in the Welldmown manner, for each digit. The preliminary .impulse for operating the line switch. C occurs when the calling subscriber rotatesthe dial for `the first digit, whereby "the rotary impulse spring 24 is pressed against the ground post 20, as explained.. As a result the trip magnet 47 of the line switch C is energized by a flow of current from ground (if-to the springs 18 and 19, ground post 20, impulse springQ/iv to the ,rotary line conductor 32,.e0nduetor .153, opbelt' relay'springs 154 and 155 to the` y160, thence through battery Bto ground G.

As soon as the trip magnet lenergizes, the armature 51 is attracted, and. the plunger 44 is liberated and thrust into the bank terminall Q by the spring. Vhen theA plunger 44 ei'lgages the bank terminal Q amenergizing circuit is vclosed through the motor magnet `relay 73, which in turn operates t magnet 71. to advance plungers in locking engagethe shaft 6() opposite thev next The motor magnet then operates all of the idle ment with idle bank v terminal corresponding to the ter- 22120 the subscriber at iliary relay 159,!segment 74,;'wiper arm'j75,

segment 84,"conduc`tor-162, bank terminalv springs 70fand 69,release` magnet 48 to the energizing vvoperates -to place the vsprings 87 vpleted through kthe motor `ma circuitV extendingiffronl groun *l5ffthrough` y s `rings 86 and 85 .to the; battery lead 160,'

motor magneti 71 upon energizing attracts .its armature 81, whereby ythe lpawl 821 en.-

: gages the ratchet wheel 72- and rotates the and 88' incontact, whereby a'circu'lt 1s comf the `springs .88y and 87, 'motor magnet 71,

t ence throughA battery B to ground G. The

" said wheel one step. 4YVhen. the-armature 81 all' idle p locked osition, one step' to another trunk Y closlng an energizing circuit for the' 'motor is attracted against 'the magnet:- cores the 85 and 86 disengage therebybreakenergizing circuit through the motor magnet. .The cam-arm 76 being in enga'gement with the pin 77 is o erated to adlunger.shaft 60., an consequentlyl linigers that may be in` normal 'vanc'e the termin correspondingv to l-the terminal Q. Also, the Wi er. 75 is carried from the contact point 8 ,which corresponds to the terminal Q, to thecontact point 89,whichlatter corresponds to the terminal before which the advanced. idle Vplungers are now resting. At the instant that the said plunger 44 enhters the said bank terminal Q .the following springs are pressed intocontact: 63 amd64,

. 65 and 66, 67 and 68, and 69 and 70.4 AThe engagement of the springs 67V and 68-es-.

tablshes a circuit from ground G by way of the normal conductor 95-to the connector privatebank contacts corresponding to the whereby a'gua'rding potential is set upto prevent any subscriber from calling the said tion A operates his dial re aratory to maktablished extends from line after the callingsnbscriber a't substaing a call, as explaine. he circuit over which the said guarding potential is esound G* through the bank springs 67 an 68,130 theV private normal conductor 95, thence to the .connector private banks. The engagement of the springs 67 and 68 also closes a circuit through the Cut-0H relay 46, said 'circuit extending from ground G* through the springs 67 and 68, conductor/163, relay 46l to the battory lead 160,thence through battery B to ground G. The said relay, upon'energizing, breaks the contact between the springs. 154 and 155, whereby the rotary line conductor et 71 said disconnected from thetrip magnet '1;7. The closure of connection. between thes rings 69 and 70 also Iestablishes a guar ing potential at the. master'switch bank Contact 84 over the followingl, cireuit: from battery B to the battery Vlead 160,

thence through the release 'magnet-48 and springs 69 and 70 .over the conductor 162 to thesaid contact oint 84j.. It will be understood.l that vthe ank terminal Q, being the first bank terminalof vthe line switch` `bank, 'c`orresponds tothe first segment 84 of the master switch banky O .w This guarding potentialI -protects` the V.seized-"trur'ik con# ductosfg, `91Jand92 Afrom being seized .by

75 to the last Contact point 164. Now, when the motor magnet 71 operates for the next.

step, the wiperA 7 5 engages vthe contact point 84 .upon WhichA there is a guarding potential.

An energizin'gcircuit is established through the differential; relay 73, which in turn operates to close an .energizing circuit through the motor magnet 71." The current through the said relay 73 flows fromy the Vsaid con` tact 584 through the Awiper 75 to the common segment 74 `relay 159, through the' Winding 161 of thediiferential relay 73 .to ground,

G zr lYVhen the differential relay' 73 attractsitsv armature the differential relay s rings 87 and 88 are pressed vinto-contact, ,t vere'by magnet 71 from ground Gathrough the-said springs 87 and 8S, through" the motor mag-V ground The megto'r magnet then operates, as previously explained, to rotate the ratchet wheel 72 one stepfor advancing the pl unger shaft 60xone" step, and the master switch loef 'net' 71, Asprings 86 and85, thence to the bat' tery'lead 160, and through battery B to".`

banky Wiper 75 one' step also, into engage ment With the second segment v89. The plunger'shaft 60 when thus .advanced one ste carries all idle plungers that are in I `loc ing engagement with the said shaft opline that terminates in the line'v switch C,

positethefnext terminal, as previously' explained. 1f there should be a guarding potential at the bank segment 89 of the mas ter switch bank, the differential relay 73 will then remain energized, whereby the energizing lcircuit through the motor. .magnet 71j is again completed when the motor magnet springs 85an`d 86 again engage. As a .result the motor. magnet 71 is again op erated, whereby-the' lunger shaft 60 and .the master switch' wlper v75 are advanced another step. Thls process continues as long as the wiper 75 continues to find segments with guarding potentials. idle segment is'found, however, the energizing circuit through the differential relay 73 is broken, at which time the saidv relay 'in turn breaks the energizing circuit for the motor magnet 71 until the next subscriber As soon as an azionaria makes a call. Furthermore, the closure in Contact o1 thev springs 09v and 70 completes an energizing circuit through the lamp relay 122 of the first-selector E, said circuit extending from ground GE through the larnp relay 122, rto the side switch Wiper d/con.- tact point 165, conductor 91.., slow-acting re`1 y lease relay 166, bank springs 7 0 and 69, tluouglrthe release magnet 48, to the battery lead 160, thence through battery B and to ground (lr. Though the release magnet 4S and slow-acting release relay 166 are included.

in this circuit, the saidfmagnet and relay do not energize, since the lamp relay 122 is wound to a high resistance. The lamp relay upon energizing closes the springs 107 and 10S in contact wher-eb i a circuit ie closed through the signal lamp 3Q extending from ground ,G3 through the springs 107 and 168, through the lan'np 39 to the conductor 1.69, and tothe battery lead 160,

i thence through battery B and to ground G.

The glowing of this lamp indicates to the exchange attendant that a first-selector of the group to which the lamp is allotted has been seized by a line switch. ,'Fu`rthern1ore, when the relay 122 energlzcs, the sprlngs 140 "'and 147 are pressed into engagement, whereby` the busy-signaling machine I is connected to the vertical. line trunk` conductor 90 through the sil'fle switch viper 100. When the side switch Wiper 104 passes to third position the lamp relay 122 deiinergizes and the signal disappears. The closure of connection between the springs G3 and 64 extends the calling subscribers vertical line-A conductor 31 to the vertical trunk conductor `90 and to the side switch `wiper 100 of the lirst-selector E; The closure oi Contact between the springs and 0G iu a sin'ular Vmarmer entends the subscrihefs rotary'iine conductor 32 to the rotary trunk conduiztor 91. The suhecribeiihas thus established con nection' with the selector E, and now' when. the dial returns to normal po ou the inipulemspringsare operated if'or the first digit.

ldimlerfirst digit being the "subscriber oper etes his dial accordingly, grounding `the verl ticalf line conductor 31 each time that the spring 23 is pressed onto the ground post 20. As a result the vertical line relay 108 of the first-selector E is energized by a low of current from the substation ground G through the springs 18 audit) to the ground post 20, thence through the spring 23 to the vertical yline conductor 31, line switch bank springs G3 and 04, if'ertical trunk conductor, ,00, side switch wiper 100 ot' the selector E,

contact point 170. vertical line relay 108 to the battery lead 100, thrncc through battery li and to ground (l. lilacli time that the'ver tical liml relay 10S ei'iergizcs, the line reiay syn-ing 111 is pressed onto the ground spring 110. The vertical nnlgnet 00 is thereby energized, and 'the wipers 119, 120 and 121 oit the 109 of the selector'E. The energizing cur.

rent passes from ground G to lthe rotary line conductor 32, thence it flows through the line switch bank springs 65 and 66', ro'- tary trunk conductor 91, normal springs 117 and 118, side switch wiper 101 of' the sen lector E, contact point 171 to the rotary line relay100, thence to the battery lead 160, and through battery B to ground The rotary line'relay upon operating presses the line relay spring 112 onto the ground spring 1-10, thereby establishing a circuit throuh the private magnet 99 from `ground through the springs 110 and 112 to`the-pri vate magnet 99, and through the saidi magnet to battery lead -160, thence through battery B to ground G. 'The privatmmagnet upon energizing and denergizing permits the selector side switch to pass from first,

to second position, permitting the side switch-wipers 102y and 103 to engage the con-4 tact points 172`and 173,A respectively; The

closure oi connection between the side switch wiper 102 and the contact point 172 sets up an energizing circuit for the rotary magnet 97 from ground GS to the contactpoint 172,'

through the side switch wiper 102, interrupter springl 107, rotary magnet'97 to the battery lead 1G0g`and then through battery B to ground (Si. The said rotary magnet 97 then operates to rotate the wipers 119, v120 and 131 of 'the selector lil into engagement ,wlth

a trunk line yleading to some idle second` selector switch, and in the particular case vunder considerationto' the selectoriswitch F. I he wipers have to pass over busy trunh l s, thenV soon as the private Wiper 1121 engages grounded. contact point the private magnet 90 energize/s again, locking the side v"switch in second position. The

energizing circuit for said private magnet extends from the grounded terminal G of battery B through an occupying switch (not shown)"`to the private wiper 121, thence 'over the conductor 174i` and through the back-release relay to the `side switch ,V

wiper 103, contact point 173, private magnet 90, `thence through said magnet to the battery vlead, 100, and through battery B to ground G. The private lmagnet 99 upon thus, becoming energized locks the slde switch Wiper 102 in engagement with the grounded contact point 172, vvhereby the rotarymagnet 97 will be energized step by la? and 198 are pressed into Contact, thereby closing an eneraizing circuit each time through `the rertical n'iagnet 131') which oper ates in the usual manner one step at atin'ie. Theslilaft wipers 1.525, 126 and 1.27 are, there- :fijiria raised two steps opliiosite the level in which arc loeated the normal tern'iinals of the line #2220. I'lhe rotary iinpulsespring 24 .makes (.:ontact with the ground post i350, thereliy Closing an energizing" circuit tlnraigh the rotary line relay 129 extending' troni ground l througl'i. the croluul post QU and sprintj Il, .line conductor trunk conductors 91, 176 and 193, swings 191) and Q00, through the rotary line relay 125.1 to the battery lead 1GO, thence th rough battery ll to a ound (l. The rotary line relay upon oper-4 ating `closes an energizing circuit through the private nu'xgnet 133, whieh operates to release the conneotorside switch from [irst to'second position. `The last digit being 0 `the calling device is operated, as previously described. grounding the vertical, line conductor 51, ten tilnee and the rotary line conduotor 232 once. The Avertical arid rotary line relays 12S and 125,1 arc operated over previm ouslytraced eirouits. I'lfowover, when the line relay sprV E y197 and 198 eiligage, a cirouit is elo "1 l through the rotary l'uagnet 131l instrald oli through the Avertical i'nz'lgnet 130. Each time that the rotary niagauict` 131 is eimrgized it o 'vrates to rotate th haft and shaft wipers 132" and 127 oi step at a time untilv the said wipt" are carried into engagtanel'it with the .norniall conductors i101, 202 and 203, the former two oi.' which le; l to the line tern'iiiutls of the desired subscriber. The energizing,` of the rotary line relay 129, as prriously stated, completes an energizinnr oircllit tlniough the private no" 2arnet 133 which now operates to release the s switch from seind `to third positioin thus planing the side itch wi pers 135, 136, 137,

138 and 1.39 in contact withy their respeetire eontiilot points. ll"urtheialnore,V when the si le switch wilfier 137 engages the contact 1' A.nt Q t a inuirdingg,l pot nti al estaliilished for protect ing,l the oalle line. This potential elett-.aids from groin G10 to the contact point 204, switch wiper 137, springs 268 and 269, private wiper 1,27 which engages. the private contant of the called line. The engagement o'l' .the contact point Q04 by the side switch wiper 137 also closes an energizingir Circuit tl'ircaigh the lnidge-cuto .relay i205 of the line switch C". The line conductors 20G and Q07 of the substation #2220 are now connected to the callilig,substation. To signal the called. subscriber the Calling subscriber presses the button 37, wherebythe spring 35 is pressed into engagement with .the ,ground 'spring` 38, whereby an energiaing circuit is establislwd throu'f'h the koolinec'azor vertical. line relay 128. T `e` sai relaylllnrmf open ates to close un energizing circuit through i ll-t4, release relay .213

hook thereby pressing the release springsl 7i S and 9 into enh gemel'it for a moment. The coiitart of the said. release springs grcun'lds the vertical and rotary line conductors 31 and siinultaneously from groiuuil Cl to the release spring 7 thence through the sliirings S and 9 to the vertical and rotary line coiiduetors,thereby simultaneously energizing the 'vertical and rotary line relays 12S and 129, whereby the release relay .213 of the selector F is energleed in series' with the release magnet 134: of. the connector ll. The circuit extnds lrorn `ground Gr to the side switch wiper selector shaft wiper 1111. connector release springs 21.1 and 21.2, release nmgjnet 13 to the battery7 'lead 1GO, thence through battery B to ground Ct. lVhen the connector release magnet 134 is thus supplied with ern-rent itA el'iergizes, and as a, result the switeh shaft and side switch are restored to normal position, thus breakingr the connection between the connector switoh shaft `wipers c, 126 and 127 and the normal conductors201. i202 and 203. The linaclerelease relay 21% olf' the selector F being in the same vircuit u 153-1 ein; Zes sirnul" aueou. y with the latter and p1: the springs 1 L, 21.4 and 5256 into engagement.which in turn close an energizingcircuit through the release relay 115 oi? the first-selector 'E and resistance-coil. Q55 of the seleetorF in. series with the release nnlgnet 21.5 oit the selector F. en e1 from bgrrtnind fl tlirough the release relay 115, shaft wiper 121, sin-ings 1.24 and 214-, through tlite winding ot the release magnet 215 to the battery lead 160, thence through battery B to ground Gr. In a similar manner the relay 115 upon energizing closes iincontact the springs E216 and 217, wherebygthe release magnet 9S ol. the first-selector b'ecomes energized. lso.y when the rotaryfrvine coruluctor 3Q is-grounded an eririt'h the release magnet This eirouit erg'iaing circuit establislnd throxilgh the.

release relay 166 oit the line switch C. This eireuit extends from the substation ground (-t through the release springs 7, 8 and 9 to the rotary line oonductor 32, bank springs (l5 and 66, relay 166, conductor 92, bank` wound coil. does not allow enough current to llow to operatively energizethe release magnet 48, luny when the relay 166 energizes and 'places theisprings 218 and 219 in contact,

'while the vertical line conductor 31 is thence through battery B to ground G. All' of the relays and magnets thus energized attract their respective armatures, and remain in readiness to release the apparatus they control, and as soon as the substation release springs 7, 8 and 9 sepa-rate and break the ground connection with the line conduclorsil and 32. they then dcincrgizc. 'Illic calling subscriber thus restores all switching apparatus which he originally brought into use. 1t has been shown how the central oflicc switches may be operated in the usual manner to establish ay connection and then released.

Having described the apparatus and the method by which one subscriber obtains connection with another, and the method and means by which 'the calling subscriber releases or restores the switching apparatus after Va call is made, I will now proceed more directly to point out the use of the.

supervisory apparatus shown at a, a and a2 (Fig. 3) in connection with this system. This supervisory apparatus plays a very importantfpart not only while thesubscribers are calling, but at all times, and by means of it the central office is kept informed of the condition of the switches, as to whether they are in trouble or not. Furthermore, through the medium of this apparatus the switches maywbe restored to their normal condition without the attendant having to hunt up the particular switch that is in trouble7 It for any reason, when the calling subscriber hangs up his receiver and releases, all the switches are restored to normal position eX- cept the second-selector switch F, for example, the line wipers 189, 190 and 191 of the said switch F will remain connected with the trunk line leading to the connector H, and the side switch of said selector F will remain .in third position. It willbe evident, then, that as soon as the connector side switch wiper '139 passes to first position the energizing circuit forthe supervisory relay 145 `is again established, taking ground potential from ground G at the selector F. Said relay 145 upon energizingr again operates to close the springs 148 and 149 `in Contact, and at thejsaineltime close the springs 150 and v151 infcortact. Thesprings 148 and 149 The path of this enerupon engagement close a circuit'through the lamp 42 extending t'roni ground (im, through the springs 148 and 149, lamp 42 to thc but? tery lead 160. thence through battery l and to 'ground G. The engagement ot' the springs 150 and 151 closes a circuit extending from the busy-signaling. machine K .to the vertical tru-nk conductor 192. The glowing ot the lamp 42 indicates to the exchange attendant Athat some connector trunk line ot the group to which the lamp 42 is allotted is seized, and the allotted connector remains in an idle position.` To determine which trunk iine is thus occupied the attendant operates.

the key b to close the springs 22() and 221 in contact` and the key c-is also operated ,to-

close the springs 222 and 223Ain-contact.

',lhe path oi this current extends from the battery lead 160 at the key l througlrthc lsprings 220' and 221, vrcsistame-coil m, re-

ceiver 226, calling device (l, springs 223 and 222 to the tip 224, conductor 227, vertical. trunk line conductor 192, relay springs 150 and 151, through the winding 228, thence to the'batteryV lead 160. The attendant thus selects from the group the trunk line which is in trouble. As shown,'a resistance-coil is introduced in the circuit between the spring 221 of the key b and the receiver 226. vThe object of this resistance is to cut down the current, `so that if the tip 224 of the plug n should accidentally come in contact with the lower ring'spring of the jacks, the release relay 213 ot the selector- F, and similar re! lays of all other selectors in the saine group, may not be energized While the operator is hunting for the line in trouble.. This coil fm, may be oi any suitable` resistance, as, for example, five thousand ohms. The operator then, in order to restore the selector, first restores the key `b to normal position, and then reverses the key c, inserting at the saine time the plug n. into the -iack o. By ,the reversal of the key c the'springs 222 and 223 are sepa rated, and the springs 229, 230 and 231 are carried 'into contact. By the engagement ot' thessprings 229, 230 and 231 the trunk line conductors 192 and 193 are grounded simultaneously, and the connector vertical andv rotary line relays 128 and 129 are energized simultaneously, whereby the springs 211 and 212 are placed in contact, thus closing an energizing circuit through the release relay 213 of the selector F in series with the release magnet134 of the connector H. When the release relay 213 energizes, the springs 214, 124-and 256 are then pressed into contact, whereby an energizing circuit is closed through the release magnet 215 of the seleetrn" F.' This circuit extends from ground through the resistance-coil 255 and springs 256, 12e-'l and 214:, then through the winding of the release n'iagnet 215 tothe battery lead 1.60, and tl'irough battery B to ground G. The .magnets ofthe selector F and connector Il energize and operate, as previously explained, to bring about the release of the ,lo switclles H and F. i Oi course, if the selector F pe in" not releasing, then it is evident that there is some defect in the releasing me y,ianism' or chi-cuits of the said switch, and in `tl'nflt case the attendant must, of course, find the switch itself. i If it is assumed that ad ofthe selector F failing to release .ector E fails to release, the wipers and side switch nl which remain in operated position, as` shown, in Fig. l, then instead of the lamp 42 bein lighted, the lamp 41 is lighted by the restal y enit thrrmgh the relay 180, said circuit eX tendiigig .from ground G9, side switch wiper 1031 release relay 5115, conductor 174, shaft switch wiper 182, relay 180 to the battery lead 160, thence through battery and to ground G.` The said relay energizes and places in contact the springs 183 and 184; and 185 and 186. .The engagement the springs 183 and 184 closes a circuit through the `lamp l11, which circuit extends frrn'n ground G through the springs 183 i and 184, through the lamptlto the battery lead 160, thence through battery B and toy ground Gm The engagement of the springsv 1:85 and 186 connects the busy-signaling ma chine J witlrthe' vertical trunk conductor 175 through the side switch Wiper187. The attendant noticing thefgloyving'of the lamp 40 places the tip 224 of the plugin contact with the successive jacks in the group Je', and when the said tip engages the jack 232 Which is allotted to thetrunk conductors 175 and 176 a. busy-signaling current will pass from attendant `is thus able to select from the grou) of trunk lines the particular trunk whic is occupied. The plug may be insertedV in the jack 232 and the key c operated to ground both trunk conductors as-before,

whereby the release of the first-selector` switch may be brought about-that.is, by oprating the key o after the plug n has been inserted inA the..,proper jack Eeff-"gishe trunk line leading-tothe selectordl" (namely the y jack 232), the trunk conductors 175 and 176 `are grounded simultaneously, and, of course,

the line relays 188 and 238. energize simul-l --taneously, pressing the trunk-release springs* 123 and 239 into contact and thus establishing an energizing circuit through the release magnet'\215 of the select0r1 `and .back- Vrelease relay 1.15ct the-,selector 'EL Euer gizing the barili-,release 'relay 115 ,oi the said ishment of the energizing ciiw 'ductors 90 and 91 groundedsin'uiltaneously,

41 operates the ,keys b and c as-before, and

one subscriberattempts to establish connecthe machine J through thereceiver 226. The' "*subscriber is grounded to protect him from ,ground G15 throughf the bank springs 240 VE is restored to normal comlition, with the side switch in first position; or instead of assuming that the individual switch: C has failed to release, it may be assumed that a temporary grounding of the rotary line 'conductor 32 has tripped the individual switch C, and nothing more. In either case the supervisory relay 122 of the switch E will be energized and will ,operate to close a circuit through the group lamp 3l), and to connect ythe busy-signaling machine I with the vcrtical trunk conductor| 1)() through. the sido, switch wiper 100. l `roln`the group (t the attendant is able to select the jack 4() which is allotted to the trunk conductors 5)() and 91. The plug may then be inserted into the jack 40, and the vertical and rotary trunk conas previously explained. The ground potential to the rotary trunk conductor 91 causes the release relay 1636y to become energized,

which relay operates as before to place the release magnet 48 in connection With the grounded vertical trunk' .conductor 90. The release magnetbeing thus supplied With an energizing current operates and remains in l readiness to release the switch C when the ground connection to the trunk conductors and 91 is broken.

In the preceding description of how one subscriber may call another, nothing has Ideen said as to the mode of operation when tion with a busy' subscriber. In case the dcslred `subscrlber 1s busy, for reasons already explained, the private normal of said busyv intrusion.y For example, if the lineor` theJ subscriber A* is busy, either because he is vmaking 'a call or because someone hascalled himythe private normal conductor 203 `is connected to ground*in theffone case `to and 241, and inthe last case to ground G10 of the connector that has established connection Withhis line. `In any event, when a sub scriber energizes the` rotary line relay` for the last digit, tothrow the side switch of any connector H, for' example, from second to third position Ito establish connection with a' desired line, after they private "wiper `127 has engaged aigroundedprivate normal condlltl, Suh 3S thekpl'ivate normal conductor 1 y Qofl the prirate magnet 133, upon energia i. ing and closing' the private springs Qll and `sit-ion.

`lector l?, as alread)lv explained.

"ll in contact, will establish an energizing circuit through the release magnet 135i of the eonnector whieh will release the said connector and restore the side switch to first po- Th-is. of course` occurs at the instant that the last rotarj7 impulse is sent in lo the connector H. The connector haring heen thus released. then when the snhseriber grounds his Vertical line eonfflueL tor 3l to signal, as alreadyv explained, in-

stead of energizing the rim-*er relmfv 132 he tf i 2') will simpl)v raise the shaft ot' the connector without accomplishing his signaling, and upon listening! lior an answer will receive a husvfsifrnal from the saine liusy niaehine K that furnishes the signalingcurrent Jfor theA operator when testing for an ol'lnorznal se- 'lhe hus .signaling circuit will ol eourse., extend liroin the coil 22S to they vertical trnnl( conductor lili. thence thrmigh the suhslat-ion and haeli through the rotar)v line rela)r lzlll olllle connector ll to lhe coil 22S. (ll: eourse. it will lle nlulcrslooil that since the i'onneclor side, switch is in lilst position the sulurrisorjv rela)r H5 ol the connector is energimd` llpon receiving the busy-signal the calling suliscriber vwill hang' up his receiver. ground 4holh line condnetors. and Cause (he euerfgi 'nation olIV the connector line relays lia and lill. which will canse the, in'inudiaic release of thc connector switch ll, The grounding' of the said lineconductors 2li and 3Q will` at the saine lilnecanse the energixation oi' the slow-actingl release rela)r 'llll ot' the line sw-iteh which will in turn vclos-c a circuitwlerelrv the release magnet ll is energ'ixed; tlten when the `ground to the liney conductors isCi-elnorcd the remainingswitches will he released, as alread)lv explained. lt will he. e'ident that whenever the lamp lll 1s dis- '.p'lalved it will indicate to the trouble operator or switchboard attendant that two suhscrihers lines are connected. When the lamp 43 is not displayed the inlerei'ue will lie that there is no secondsclector li` eonnected with a connector lil. the side switch of which connector is Vin third position. lllhen the lamp lil is not lighted, however. the trouhle operator or switchboard attendant mayY test lor connectors that have not released-that is,'l'or connectors \\'hich.al'lcra connection has heen established.have lailed to release when the calling; suliscrilicr has restored his receiver to his switch-hook, lt

will he eriilenl lhat il all the switches (l. ll

and l5 are released. and the Connector switch lel'l with its side switch in third position. the lainp -lil will not he. lighted to in dicale tothe operator ill: t such is the case. ln thc went that the connector switch .does not release, alltel' the secoiul-seleet r has heen released, the relay ll denergizes, sinre its call i ngi.

energizing circuit is breken when the 'private shaft wiper 191 leaves the privati trunk conductor lill. Therefore? the springs 26) and 26,1, engage, whereby a circuit is Closed through the signal lainpfll This eircui't extends from ground Gl through the nor mal springs 1.42 and 1li, springs 260 and Q61. springl 262, eon'n'non strip 2G25, through the lanip 132 to the battery lead 160,- and through lmtterry ll to ground (l, The glowingr of the clamp 132 indieates that a eenn neetor of this group is in an oll-norrnal pesition. To determine which particular eenuector has heen le'lit oil-normal the attendant pulls the button Q04, rfneiehy the common strip 'QG-3 is separated 'frointhe springs 262, 263, Qllll. ete. The tip of the plug n is then so placed that the' spriue llh and eonnnon strip '263l are ln'ought into electrical Contact. This i eonlinued with cach slliringj 265., eta, and when the spring1 '11132 thus engaged by the plug n the circuit again closed tlirougl'i the lanip 132". thus flashing the lanip and indu-atingl to [he attendant that the Connector whirh is allotted to lhe spring '262 is lhe one which oil-nornnil. Then in order to releasel the connector the plus1 a. is insertcd in the jack o, and the key c is thrown so as to press the springs jill. 230 and 2?) into contact. and the lier e is thrown se as t0 press the springs that it controls into` Contact. thereby placingv a ground on the trunkrelease eonfluctoi; lll-l. As a result 'the line relays ,12S and '129 will energize siinultane- .ouslit and the twink-release springs Llll and .212 will he brought into 'contact thereby establishing' an energizing); eireu it 'lior the releaseinaggnet 'lll-l. the circuit terminating at 4the Around tern'iinal controlled hy the key e.' 'then when the key e is restoredA` the ifA ground isirelnored from the private haul:

and the Connector' switeli is restored. In this wayv a wire-chiefs or trouille-operators hoard mayv he equipped in a district aut0- lnatieexchange system` which operator or \\'ire-chief will have within his reach and within his sight apparatus for supervising all trunks in the exchange or system. He can at once tell the Condition of all switches, and if line, switches such as the switches C or (l at the sub-central olliees are accidentallyv tripped, he niajifv then restore Lhem at` once without havingr to send a trouble-man to the, sub-central. It will. be miident` .turtherinore, that in a case Where two or more switches are left connected togethe and unrel fused, the wire-chief or trouble-operator nia;Y hy. the same means restore all such switches in the usual-marmer. For example, it' the sulrserihcr at substation A in making a call succeeds in operating the individual switch (l, the first-selector E and `the seeond-sclcctor F and `then vfails to release the switches the lanxp 4Q of the colun'in fr? (Fi. 3) will lie lelt lighted. Then the operator,

llY

"50 tor-that is, the alte "55 ,metallic oir by insertingr the ping into the j oit 'the A trunk lending from the selector F to the connector H., und by o1 ating the proper lr vs lnuflor-l'nis efu'itrol, us :ilreudy e vluineiflly 5 will. euuse tl. roh tee oi the seleetor E, und

will et the tun/i teh C es e, reeult ot uoundf I. triuih Conductors 19@ und 1S, .l my, vv oeh, oi? oourse, under the ooni mined, ore in dirent eonueotion l i. trun eonduetore 30 und. 111 Wliieh terniiruite in the line Switch benk: springs (le und 66. It nshould be further iu'ideiistood that the vurioue l1" i muohines I., J und li muy be nui to signale of difterent eintreeter. For e eliine I muy be um 'le to operute nuls et reguleir eriods, ne, for enunu -i y seornid. 1. `he busy innehine d' n' v to give t'Wob'usyssoiuid i y regidor int ."vuls, while the niet. be 1mi-de to give three :it regulin und eo on. llhen the trouble` operator or Wire-chief, by :running the plug n. down the to give. one

'.25 column of jocks n und stopping on the jock 10, muy und the buey signals orresponding to the machine J. In that event he Willi unthe row of, if. some other seconfdeeleotor of.

i the group of seiectors F has been seleetedby tiret-selector E. .ln order to release the e toller, in that euse he would not plug into t jtelt 11:01., but vrouh plug Into the met: told.) 'or Whatever juelt in tl it row nutty be the. pre1: one. The proper one of 40 retiree. discover il, by runningdown. the rovv o until the proper busy ignoti found. It muy vbe tliit upon listening-in oli the joel: 41:0 .hiet n1 v heur the busysignl. t the muehine K, in which euse he *will Search in the oollu'nn at@ tor the tru olf line in trouble before releueiug.

,'l`i'1e Connector H, in oddition to being us l. ne o mu'u'ieutor it r completing nulle in the ueurtl Wray. i'nuy be `u er :t toet sonnen-- it 1. y operate the Suid ctn'iueetm iro'ni the nailing dev" :e d to estoblieh eoi'meotion with `any desired line, t, i the etumeetion is mode the rehty 1 muy li o rated by the hey' o to Close. u

or ehunt oor s nele oi" the rou derniere 1 #lll und i, lil

mv then be operuied to l "ingr :if

uijgmn the line with u l, y in eoi'meotion. To oyiieiute thev from the culling device d' the serted in the ooit i225 und tl'ielrey -v rated to place o guurdiiur potentiel :onion the privute Conductor 194. The key o muy tlm; be oom'uteil to pince the Calling "i" dorure in. immun-tion with the eond'lleims lili),

e time enfuse the ot the4 ipulses at intervale,"`

.battery B.. to ground G.

from ground (im Vthrough the springs 233 76'" und 25d, con tor 235., relay 14H to the bet# tory .leed 160, thenoefthrough buttery B to y ground Gt The sind relay,- u'pon energizing, operates to shift the eilirings 195 and 199 out ot engngenient "with the springs 196 und 20()` 75 und into en'fegement with the sprigs- 236 :md 237, rt peotively. This results in shortoircuiting the eondensers 111-0 und 141,

so that the desired test muy be made. The' release of the connector maybe brought 80 about by ope'ruting the key oso that the" springe F329 und Q30 are brought into oonnee ion with the ground spring 231, Whereby both. line conductors 192 :1.nd193 are grounded sinoul.teineously.-y This occurs, afg5 ter `the key o hee been restored. Furthermore', the Connector H is provided with the` relay 1,113, whereby the attendant yor Wireehief may eell-in on e busy line. Suppose that it is desired, for any reason, to cell-in4 90 on a line that ishusy-thet is, a. line "which is protected by a. guarding potential. VIn that event, the attendent operates vthe key Z2 to close in Contact the springs 2&6 and 245, whereby en energizing circuit is closed through the relay 143, Seid circuit extending romvground GFT through the springs 245 and 24H1 eonduotor E267, through the relay 143 to the battery lend 160, thence through The said relay, upon energizing, operates to disenguge the .springs Q68 end 269, whereby the private .shaft Wiper 127 disconnected from the i eide switch Wiper 137. Now, when'the shaft Wiper 1h27 engages a contact point upon 105 which there ie :i guarding potentinithe conn neetor not given the soeulled busy-release, for the protsiietiug iiotel'itinl is not transmit-y ted to the release' muguet 131k when the pril vete muguet 133 erel'gimxs on the lust rotary 110 impulse. Time, by 'means of the eoln'lector lL-the attendent muy establish -oonneotiun With i lino when it ie protected by :i guai-ding; potential. To do so he would take the precaution to throw the key 'o' while. he is 115 making u cuil, so that when the Alust rotary impulse is delivered the circuit that Wouldord'ii'uirily conse the busy-release 01"; the conneetor r then interrupted :it a point between the sp usgs 'E263 und 269 of' the relay 143. 120

But when the oonneetor is used in the ordi-4 nary wey by u uy tmbsoriber ot' the exol'lnuge lo whieh theronneetmf is allotted.y the said eonntuitor operai in the usuel, wny-*thait is, it the private wil" .1' 12T lios been nevimlsly 125 rotated into engagement with n busy line, then when the loe-t rotary impulse is delivered, and the nivute mugueteuri-ies the pri-f vate springs :indtil into engagement, the potentiel that protects the busy line causes current to flow. from the busy con- -deprives the switch shaft of its support and restores the side switch to first position, which operation breaks the. established eiicr gizing circuit toi' therelease magnet, restoring the izoiiinector4 to normal condition.

rFhe aforesaid means for' preventing the busy-release, and the means for establishing a metallic circuit from the calling to the called side, aroundtlie condenseis lt() and' 141, are all under theA supervision or' the attendant. The l'drawings sli'ow supervisory apparatus for-trunk lines between the subcentral to which the individual switch C belongs andthe first-selector switches in which the said trunk lilies terminate. Also, ,for

the trunk lines from a certain level between fployed. 'The calling mechanism may, if detlie first-selectors ot' the group to which the first-selector 1C belongs and the second-selectors ot' the group to which the second-selector F belongs; also, tor the trunk lines running from a certain level ot' the second-selectors of the group to which the second-selec'- tor F belongs, and connectors ot the group to which the connector H belongs. But it is tol bc understood that every set of trunk linesbetween each sub-central and its allotted tiret-selectors. or betweenany group of individual switches and the allotted firstselectors, is provided with a group of jacks similar to the jacks a. Furthermore, every first-selector bank level in the exchange is provided with af group of jacks similar to the jacks a', and every second-selector bank vlevel in the exchange is )rovided with a row of jacks similar to the row a?. Further;

more, it will be evident that a subscriber in calling from the group to which the subscriber A belongs may make a call in which he will employ a trunk line having a jack always in the group or row u shown in Fig. 1; but thereafter he. mav make connection with a. trunk li-nethe jack ol which may be either in the row a. shown in Fig. 1, or in some other row u ot a group of jacks` deending upon the-level to which thewipers of .the first-selector arie raised. Having established connection with a second-selector he will then establish connection witlra trunk line the jack of which may be'located in any' row a?, depending upon the level to which the wipers of the selector may be raised. Although the calling device shown at d is represented as comprising a couple of push-buttons and suitable springs controlled thereby,.it will be understood' that any form of calling device may be einsired, be the same as that employed at the substations AV or A.

ln the system the resistance of the relays ma)1 be varied'to any suitable degree. For example, the release magnet. 48 of the individual switch C' may be of sixty ohms; the' slow-acting release relay 166 ina-y be inadeive hundred ohms; the supervisory relay 122. as well as the supervisory relay 180 of the selector' F and the supervisory relay 145 ofthe connector H may be five hundred ohms each; the resistance-'coil of the selector F maybe wound to a resistance of live ohms.

Fig. 125 shows diagrammatically part of aten thousand district automatic exchange system with the supervisory jacks and lamps. From the left of the (,lrawing to the right there are shown the one, two and three thousand groups, and from bottoni to top the thousaiul-groups are divided into the one7 two-and three hundred groups. S, S1, S2, S3, etc.,represei it the different sub-centrals al.- `lotted to the diir'erent hundreds-that is S is the sub-central tor the one-thousand one hundred group, S1 forthe two thousand one hundred group, S2 for the three thousand two hundred group, for the two thousand two hundred group, etc., as shown. The lirst-selector switches are, as shown, arranged in the vertical groups M, and the second-selector switches are arranged in the vertical groups N, while the individual .switches and the connectors are placed at the sub-centrale; S, S1, S2, etc. The substation A, as. shown, is also'a substation of the subcentral S, and its allotted line switch is shownat C. It will be seen that each outgoing set of trunk lines from the sub-central S has allotted to it a strip of jacks a and a strip lainp). kTo the different first-selector bank-leads, of the hundred-groups there is also allotted a strip ot' Jacks a. aiid a supervisory lamp 41. In the calling operation described, the first-selector E is operated by the subscriber at substation to select a truuk line ol the second level, which leadsI to a secoml-selector F of the two-tliousaiul group. rlhe secondselec tor F is in turn operated to select a trunk line leading to a two-hundred connector in the two-tliousand-group, in which group the substation A is ound. To each bank level ot the second-selectors of each one-thousandlgroup there is allotted a strip of jacks a and three signal .lamps 42, lil., and 'l-3Q, ',lherefore, to each set oftrunk lines leading to the sub-central S there4 is the strip of jacks a2 and the lamps 132, 43 and 42. Thus it will be seen that to each incoming set of trunk lines from a sub-central there is allotted a4 set of jacks and a group lamp. Similarly for each set of outgoing trunks to the' sub-centrals there is a set of jacks and three signal lamps. Also, each first-selec- 

